NYAFF Capsule Review: Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime is the reason I love the New York Asian Film Festival. It’s the reason I love film festivals in general. It’s ...
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Japan Cuts Capsule Review: Pieta in the Toilet
Pieta in The Toilet is done a disservice by its name. From the country that brought us Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead, ...
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NYAFF Capsule Review: Nowhere Girl
New York Asian Film Festival co-programmer Samuel Jamier has a tendency to describe films as “interesting,” and he will sometimes say the word ...
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NYAFF Capsule Review: Chasuke’s Journey
Chasuke’s Journey is an indictment of dramatic shortcuts in writing. The head tea server in heaven works among the screenwriters who decide the ...
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Japan Cuts Capsule Review: I Alone
I Alone is a film about a lot of things. It’s about political corruption and kidnapping, sure, but it’s also about responsibility and staying ...
NYAFF Capsule Review: Kabukicho Love Hotel
When director Ryuichi Hiroki came out to introduce Kabukicho Love Hotel, he said something to the effect of, “Please stay through the credits. ...
Full 2015 Fantasia Film Festival lineup unveiled
Although we’ve just kicked off coverage of one film festival and will soon be covering another, this seems like as good a time ...
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NYAFF Review: Meeting Dr. Sun
In the two hours leading up to the US premiere of Meeting Dr. Sun, I saw director Chih-yen Yee speak twice. First was at ...
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NYAFF Capsule Review: Revivre
Revivre is director Im Kwon-Taek’s 102nd film. Think about that. Really, really think about what that means. Even if most of his early ...
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NYAFF Review: Tokyo Tribe
My favorite film to play at last year’s New York Asian Film Festival was Sion Sono’s cinematic love-letter/masterpiece Why Don’t You Play in ...
NYAFF Capsule Review: Coin Locker Girl
Director Han Jun-Hee introduced Coin Locker Girl as a “fun” film. He said that he doesn’t joke much but he made a fun ...
The 2015 New York Asian Film Festival lineup and schedule are here
The New York Asian Film Festival is very near and dear to my heart. When I started at Flixist in 2011, I was ...